Recommended affordable pucks

[PeterG]

I believe the IsoAcoustics Mini Pucks are designed for speakers, with the purpose of taming the effects of lateral, front-to-back motion.  A DAC would use Oreas to tame 360 degrees of vibration.  This may explain why the mini pucks did not do better against the competition.

[PeterG]

17 hours ago, MarcelNL said:

why all the assumptions, give it a try and listen to it, at that price no harm done and lots to be learned...

 

I came out without any, the shop was still closed ...seems ice hockey players sleep late..so I just ordered a bunch online

I have little interest in trying stuff that does not have at least some sort of reasonable observation/hypothesis driving it, and the observation here seems to be that the WRONG 

IsoAcoustics product is named after a hockey puck. So I'm going to pass.

 

But I do agree that there is little cost to trying.  So those interested in the hockey puck hypothesis might also try a wide number of cheap, readily available products--large pencil erasers, pads of Post-It notes, doll house cushions, Bark Box toys...

 

[PeterG]

1 hour ago, Dandou said:

I tried the Dacthlon pucks. 

 

With the Musician Pegasus DAC, I could not notice any difference. If there was any, it was too subtle for my ears. Maybe this DAC is not heavy enough for these model of pucks. Maybe its built-in pucks are good enough… 

 

With the Audio-GD Master 19 pre amp, I could not hear any difference neither, though this device is heavier than the DAC. 

 

On the other hand, with the Dynaudio speakers, the pucks contribute to a slightly clearer sound. 

"Maybe" it's because these are hockey pucks that have nothing to do with improving hifi performance?  

 

Please let us know how the IsoAcoustics do on your next team skate...😉